20010824: NOAAPORT Test-AWIPS SBN SWITCH TO BACKUP MGS 14:30 - 16:30 24

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• Subject: 20010824: NOAAPORT Test-AWIPS SBN SWITCH TO BACKUP MGS 14:30 - 16:30 24
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 07:23:04 -0600

TO ALL NOAAPORT USERS:

ON AUGUST 24 AT 1430Z, THE NCF WILL TEST THE SBN BACKUP BY
SWITCHING THE AWIPS SBN DATA STREAM TRANSMISSION FROM THE FT. MEADE
MASTER GROUND STATION TO THE BACKUP MASTER GROUND STATION AT FAIRMONT,
WV.
THIS TEST WILL LAST FOR 2 HOURS.  AFTER SUCCESSFUL TESTING,  THE FT.
MEADE
MASTER GROUND STATION  WILL RESUME THE BROADCAST.   THE  NCF WILL
CLOSELY
MONITOR THE FAIRMONT BROADCAST FOR ANY PROBLEMS.  IF THE NCF IS NOTIFIED
OF A
SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE BROADCAST ORGINATING FROM THE BACKUP SITE, THE
SWITCH TO FT. MEADE WILL BE MADE BEFORE THE END OF THE SCHEDULED 2 HOUR
TEST.


ncf/KBB


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